St. Vincent de Paul housing program to expand

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is expanding its rapid re-housing program to serve 110 families and adding more employment services with the help of a $1 million federal grant. A multi-disciplinary team will work with formerly homeless people participating in programs to get them into homes, and help them navigate the various systems, rules and barriers they might encounter while trying to find permanent housing, jobs and supportive services. Before the expansion, the nonprofit was serving 65 families in its rapid re-housing program, which seeks to find homes for adults and children in market-rate rentals near their schools and support networks. Mayor Catherine E. Pugh is expected to join other local leaders for a ceremony today to mark the expansion and explain the new employment navigation services. Money from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and other funding sources is contributing to the additional services, including embedding employment navigators into the housing program. St. Vincent de Paul has a $23 million operating budget, runs 18 programs and serves thousands of people each year.

Bomb threat closes Harford County Courthouse

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bomb threat to the Harford County Courthouse, the sheriff’s office said. The threat was made Monday morning, and the downtown Bel Air facility was immediately evacuated, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said. The building remained evacuated until approximately 1:30 p.m., when people were allowed to return. The origin of the call and specifics of the threat remain under investigation by the Harford County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division, Cristie Kahler, a